Traffic Laws and Rules of the Road
What the test checks
This domain covers right-of-way, lane use, passing, signaling, and sharing the road. The examiner wants you to apply the same rules that govern cars, with motorcycle-specific wrinkles: you are entitled to a full lane, you must obey all signals and signs, and you must signal your intentions.
Right-of-way and intersections
At an uncontrolled intersection, the vehicle that arrives first goes first; if two arrive together, yield to the vehicle on your right. When turning left, yield to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right. A trap is assuming a motorcycle is always "small" and must yield - it does not; it follows the same right-of-way rules.
Lane use, passing, and signals
Ride in the portion of the lane that keeps you visible and safe. Passing is done on the left unless otherwise permitted; return to your lane only when you can see the passed vehicle in your mirrors. Signal every lane change and turn - and cancel the signal afterward. Hand signals may appear: left arm straight out = left turn; left arm bent up = right turn; left arm bent down = slow/stop.
Sharing the road
Give large trucks room; avoid lingering in their blind spots and never pass on the right where a truck may swing wide. Watch for vehicles turning left across your path - a leading cause of motorcycle crashes.
Worked example
You approach a four-way stop at the same moment as a car on your right. Rule: yield to the vehicle on the right - let the car go, then proceed. A common wrong answer says the motorcycle goes first because it is smaller or faster; that is incorrect.